THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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1950’s-1960’s
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1960’s-1970’s
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1970’s-1980’s
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vietnam War, (1954–75), a protracted conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, known as the Viet Cong, against the government of South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -Learn about the war that enmeshed the United States in a battle against communism in Southeast Asia for more than twenty years.
Detailed explanation-3: -1954-1975. The Vietnam War was a long, costly, and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-4: -The US justified its military intervention in Vietnam by the domino theory, which stated that if one country fell under the influence of Communism, the surrounding countries would inevitably follow. The aim was to prevent Communist domination of South-East Asia.
Detailed explanation-5: -During the Korean War period, Hispanic Americans honorably served during the conflict. Five Hispanic American Marines posthumously received the Medal of Honor for their actions on the peninsula.